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The list of 32 qualified countries for the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ is now complete. The eyes of the footballing world will now be turning to Leipzig, which will host the draw for the final phase on 9 December 2005, setting the course for how the tournament will unfold in sporting terms.
Worldwide media event

The draw for the final phase is attracting enormous interest among the media. More than 150 television and radio stations across 145 countries have applied for broadcasting rights. It is expected that 320 million viewers worldwide will follow the ceremony. There will be 120 commentary positions in the exhibition hall, with 850 national and international television and radio journalists from 55 countries reporting live, via delayed telecast or on individual sections of the proceedings.

As well as the major German networks, internationally reputed broadcasters such as RAI (Italy), BBC (England), TV Globo (Brazil), ABC and ESPN (USA), Televisa Mexiko (Mexico) and TF1 (France) will all be present. More "exotic" countries will also be represented, such as Georgia, Indonesia, Peru and Venezuela. The official worldwide feed will be provided by ARD, as commissioned by HBS (Host Broadcast Services), who are FIFA’s host broadcasters for the FIFA World Cup. Added to this will be some 800 journalists and photographers from the written press, 600 of them from abroad.


Final List of All The 32 Qualified Countries:

African Zone
Angola
Cote d'Ivoire
Togo
Ghana
Tunisia

Asian Zone
Japan
Iran
Korea Republic
Saudi Arabia

European Zone
Germany (HOST)
Ukraine
Netherlands
Poland
England
Croatia
Italy
Portugal
Sweden
Serbia and Montenegro
France
Switzerland
Spain
Czech Republic

North, Central American and Caribbean Zone
USA
Mexico
Costa Rica

South American Zone
Argentina
Brasil
Ecuador
Paraguay